NCES second trimester honor roll

NORTH CANAAN —North Canaan Elementary School released the honor roll for trimester two of the 2024-25 school year.

Highest Honor Roll

Grade 8

Elexis Petkovich

Grade 7

Eden Rost

Grade 6

Finley Lemon, Grady Morey, Rylan Soule

Grade 5

Charlene Crane, Myles Shippa


High Honor Roll

Grade 8

Maria Arango Agudelo, Jessica Davis, Destini Dingee, Lainey Diorio, Lyla Diorio, Carter Finney, Aubrey Funk, Sophia Funk, Ryan Hinman, Katelyn Holst-Grubbe, Ava Humes, Riley LaPlante, Tyler LaPlante, Sofia Paz-Cortez, Roshwen Rivas, Olivia Simonds, Justin Sorrell

Grade 7

Greyson Brooks, Marrisa Christiansen, Sarah Devino, Marius Flunory, Paige Holst-Grubbe, Taylen Leonard, Henry Perotti, Isabella Portillo

Grade 6

Toni Bascetta, Dontae Duprey, Milo Ellison, Zander Gwinn, Ronin Hinman, Christopher Johnson, Bentley King, Stella Richard, Levi Simmons

Grade 5

Kane Ackerman, Charlotte Finney, Ella Joseph, Bailey King, Jackson Odell, Brooke Stevens, Bowen Wilson


Honor Roll

Grade 8

Sophia Bascetta, Ciri Dean, Harrison Morey, Mason Routhier, Karson Smith, Abigail Veilleux, Scarlett Visconti

Grade 7

Sergio Cruz Rodriguez, Landyn Dingee, Jheric Espinoza Romero, Ayden Gow, Jackson Holst-Grubbe, Hayden Larsen

Grade 6

Jasey Cooper, Anthony LaFreniere, Nikola Trotta, Brayden Zinke

Grade 5

Azucena Garcia Pop, Kylie Kayser, Ellia Wagner

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